Milk-can.



E. M. PEAGOOK.

MILK CAN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1911.

Patented J an. 2, 1912.

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EDWARD 1V1. IPEAGOGK, 0E JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO DAIRYMENSMANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MILK-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. September 15, 1911.

Patented Jan. 2,1912.

Serial No. 649,558.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. PEAGOCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Cans,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

My invention relates to milk cans and similar vessels, and has forgeneral objects the provision of a can which will be simple andinexpensive to manufacture and which will be durable and sanitary.

More specifically, my invention has for an object to provide strongjoint-s capable of withstanding the hard usage to which milk cans aresubjected.

Another object is to so interlock the members which are joined togetheras to form a housing for reinforcing hoops and to provide smooth flushjoints on the inside of the can.

Still other objects and advantages of my invention will appear from thefollowing description.

In its broad aspect my invention comprehends the combination of acylindrical body and a member joined thereto having a cylindricalportion extending into the body, the body having an annular offsetfitting over the said cylindrical portion and forming a flush joint onthe inside of the can.

More specifically my invention comprehends an oifset on the bodyterminating in an inwardly turned flange overlapping the complementarymember. 1

My invention also comprehends a reinforcing hoop surrounding the saidcylindrical portion and housed within the offset on the body, theinwardly turned flange looking over the hoop.

My invention further comprehends an externally projecting annular flangeon the complementary member, the reinforcing hoop being locked betweenthe two flanges.

My invention also includes various other features of construction andcombinations of parts as will hereinafter more fully appear.

I shall now describe the embodiments of my invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and shall thereafter point out my invention inclaims.

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in central Verticalsection, of a milk can embodying my invention. Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 arevertical sectional details of parts of cans embodying diiferentmodifications of my invention.

In the embodiments of my invention which are shown and are hereinafterdescribed, my invention is adapted to the connections between the bodiesand breasts of milk cans, but it will be understood that my broadinvention is applicable to other sheet metal vessels and to other jointsin sheet metal vessels, such as the joints between the bodies andbottoms thereof.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Fig. 1, the breast ofthe can has a cylindrical depending portion 1 surmounted by afrusto-conical portion 2, at the lower end of which is an annularconcave portion 3. Surrounding the cylindrical portion 1 is areinforcing hoop 4, and the cylindrical portion 1 terminates at itslower end in an outwardly extending lip or flange 5 which bearsunderneath the hoop 4. The cylindrical body 6 of the can is of the samediameter as the cylindrical portion 1 of the breast and is provided onits upper end with an offset 7 which fits over the flange 5 and hoop 4and terminates at its upper end in an inwardly turned flange 8 lookingover the top of the hoop 4 and overlapping the concave portion 3 of thebreast. A flush, smooth, sanitary joint is thus provided on the insideof the can between the body 6 and cylindrical portion 1, and a simpleand a convenient housing is provided for the hoop 4. Furthermore, theconforming of the flange 8 to the concavity 3 augments the grip of theflange 8 upon the frustoconical portion of the breast, and all of thefeatures combine to make an extremely strong and durable joint.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Fig. 2, the cylindricalportion 1 of the breast, instead of terminating in the outwardly turnedflange 5, extends straight down into the body 6 which is provided at itsupper end with a double offset, the lower portion 9 of which fits overthe bottom of the cylindrical portion 1 of the breast, making a flushjoint on the inside of the can, and the upper portion 10 of which housesthe hoop 4 and terminates in an inwardly turned flange -11 which merelylooks over the top of the hoop 4, but does not overlap thefrusto-conical portion 2 of the breast.

In this construction the concavity 3 is omitted.

In the construction shown in Fig. 3, the cylindrical port-ion 1 of thebreast terminates in an outwardly and upwardly turned flange 12 shapedto conform to the reinforcing hoop 13, the outer face of which isnarrower than its inner face, and as a consequence the edges of the hoopflare outwardly. The offset 7 on the upper end of the body 6 is shapedaccordingly and fits over the flange 12 and hoop 13 and terminates in aninwardly turned flange 8 shaped to look over the hoop l3 and overlap theconcave portion 3 of the frusto-conical portion of the breast.

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 4, a reinforcing hoop is omittedand the offset 7 on the body 6 is so shaped as to merely fit over thecylindrical depending portion 1 of the breast, which extends straightdown into the body of the can. The offset 7 thus leaves a flush joint onthe inside of the can, and on its upper end is provided with theinwardly turned flange 8 which overlaps the bottom of the frusto-conicalportion 2 of the breast from which the concavity is omitted.

The construction illustrated in Fig. 5 differs from that shown in Fig. 4only in the inclusion of a reinforcing hoop 14, which is shown as halfround or semi-circular in cross-section. As in Fig. 2, a double offsetis therefore provided, and the inwardly turned flange 8 locks the joint.

The joints at the outside and inside of the can are soldered andsmoothed off in the usual way, and a strong, durable and sanitary can isthus produced.

It will be noted that the disposition of the internal joint on the sideof the can below the top of the cylindrical body renders the joint mucheasier to clean than joints located in angles at the ends of the body.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in theconstructions shown and above particularly described within theprinciple and scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a milk can or the like, a breast including a cylindrical portionsurmounted by a frusto-conical portion, and a cylindrical body having anannular offset at its upper end fitting over the cylindrical portion ofthe breast and having an inwardly turned flange at the top of theoffset, the offset making a flush joint on the inside of the can betweenthe walls of the body and of the cylindrical portion of the breast belowthe top of the cylindrical body.

2. In a milk can or the like, a breast including a cylindrical portionsurmounted by a frusto-conical portion, and a cylindrical body having anannular offset at its upper end fitting over the cylindrical portion ofthe breast and having an inwardly turned flange at the top of the oflsetfitting over the bottom of the frustoconical portion of the breast, theoffset making a flush joint on the inside of the can between the wallsof the body and of the cylindrical portion of the breast below the topof the cylindrical body.

8. In a milk can or the like, a breast including a cylindrical portionsurmounted by a frusto-conical portion, a: reinforcing hoop surroundingthe cylindrical portion of the breast, and a cylindrical body having anannular offset at its upper end fitting over the cylindrical portion ofthe breast and over the reinforcing hoop and terminating in a flange atthe top of the offset inwardly turned over the top of the reinforcinghoop, the offset making a flush joint on the inside of the can betweenthe walls of the body and of the cylindrical portion of the breast.

l. In a milk can or the like, a breast including a cylindrical portionsurmounted by a frusto-conical portion, a reinforcing hoop surroundingthe cylindrical portion of the breast, and a cylindrical body having anannular offset at its upper end fitting over the cylindrical portion ofthe breast and over the reinforcing hoop and terminating in a flange atthe top of the offset inwardly turned over the top of the reinforcinghoop and overlapping the bottom of the frustoconical portion of thebreast, the offset making a flush joint on the inside of the can betweenthe wallsof the body and of the cylindrical portion of the breast.

5. In a milk can or the like, a breast including a cylindrical portionhaving an outwardly turned flange at its bottom and surmounted by afrusto-conical portion, a reinforcing hoop surrounding the cylindricalportion of the breast and resting on the outwardly turned flange, and acylindrical body having an annular offset at its upper end fitting overthe cylindrical portion of the breast and terminating in an inwardlyturned flange looking over the top of the reinforcing hoop, the offsetmaking a flush joint on the inside of the can between the walls of thebody and of the cylindrical portion of the breast.

6. In a milk can or the like, a breast including a cylindrical portionhaving an outwardly turned flange at its bottom and surmounted by afrusto-conical portion, a reinforcing hoop surrounding the cylindricalportion of the breast and resting on the outwardly turned flange, and acylindrical body having an annular offset at its upper end fitting overthe cylindrical portion of the breast and terminating in an inwardlyturned flange looking over the top of the reinforcing hoop andoverlapping the bottom of the frusto-conical portion of the breast, theoffset making a flush joint on the inside of the can between the wallsof the body and of the cylindrical portion of the breast.

7 In a milk can or the like, a breast including a cylindrical portionsurmounted by a frusto-conical portion having an annular concavity atthe lower end thereof, and a cylindrical body having an annular olf-vset at its upper end fitting over the cylindrical portion of the breastand terminating in an inwardly turned flange fitting over the concavedportion of the breast, the offset making a flush joint on the inside ofthe can between the walls of the body and of the cylindrical portion ofthe breast.

8. In a milk can or the like, a breast including a cylindrical portionsurmounted by a frusto-conical portion having an annular concavity atthe lower end thereof, a reinforcing hoop surrounding the cylindricalportion of the breast, and a cylindrical body having an annular ofisetat its upper end fitting over tne cylindrical portion of the breast andover the reinforcing hoop and terminating in an inwardly turned flangelocking over the top of the reinforcing hoop and fitting over theconcaved portion of the breast, the oifset making a flush joint on theinside of the can between the walls of the body and of the cylindricalportion of the breast.

9. In a milk can or the like, the combination with a cylindrical body ofa member joined thereto, the latter member having a cylindrical portionextending into the body, and the body having an annular ofi'set portionfitting over the said cylindrical portion and making a flush joint onthe inside of the can between the walls of the body and of the saidcylindrical portion, the joint being disposed between the ends of thebody.

10. In a milk can or the like, the combination with a cylindrical bodyof a member joined thereto, the latter member having a cylindricalportion extending into the body, and the body having an annular offsetportion fitting over the said cylindrical portion and terminating in aninwardly turned flange overlapping the complementary member, the offsetmaking a flush joint on the inside of the can between the walls of thebody and of the said cylindrical portion, the joint being disposedbetween the ends of the body.

11. In a milk can or the like, the combination with a cylindrical bodyof a member joined thereto, the latter member having a cylindricalportion extending into the body and terminating in an outwardly turnedflange, the body portion having an annular ofl'set extending over thesaid cylindrical portion and terminating in an inwardly turned flangeand making a flush joint on the inside of the can between the walls ofthe body and of the said cylindrical portion, and a reinforcing hoopsurrounding the said cylindrical portion and fitting between the twosaid flanges.

In testimony whereof I have afflxed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

EDl/VARD M. PEACOCK.

Witnesses:

JAooB B. CoNovER, CHAS. F. DREYER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of ratents,

Washington, D. G.

